News Archive for July, 2012

For the week ending 20th July 2012 the most requested titles from the BUFVC Off-Air Back-Up Service include the new BBC Shakespeare adaptation as well as documentaries on diet, aging andthe British legal system. 1. THE HOLLOW CROWN (BBC2) View TRILT record or watch now on BoB National For more information visit the BBC website 2. THE SECRET HISTORY OF OUR […]

Today, Thursday 26 July 2012, the Government published the responses it received during its consultation on Copyright. The Government received 471 responses from interested parties. The submitted responses, with the exception of confidential submissions, are listed on the website in alphabetical order by surname or company/organisation name. N.B. The documents have been edited to remove […]

The BUFVC Moving Image Gateway includes nearly 1,200 websites relating to video, multimedia and sound materials. These have been subdivided into over 40 subject areas. To suggest new entries or amendments, please contact us by email or telephone or visit the Gateway at: http://bufvc.ac.uk/gateway/ Documentary Heaven Free site which was set up in July 2009 […]

British film thrived during 2011 according to new figures published today by the British Film Institute (BFI). Compiled by the BFI’s Research and Statistics Unit, the Statistical Yearbook presents the most comprehensive picture of film in the UK and the performance of British films abroad during 2011. Now in its tenth year, the Yearbook aims […]

As part of the BUFVC’s Shared Services Project (funded by HEFCE) we are running a very short survey to examine the scope and specification for a shared streaming service for HEIs and FEIs to upload their own productions/videos/sound files. We envisage that this would work in a similar way to BoB National, which delivers an […]

For the week ending 13th July 2012 the most requested titles from the BUFVC Off-Air Back-Up Service include programmes on racism, the British underworld, commercial branding and aging in Britain today. 1. THE WORLD AGAINST APARTHEID: HAVE YOU HEARD FROM JOHANNESBURG? (BBC4) View TRILT record or watch now on BoB National For more information visit the BBC website 2. SLEEPERS (CHANNEL 4) […]

Thank you to all who took part in the BUFVC 2012 Off-Air Recording Survey. We have had a great response. We are analysing the data at present and once this is done we will be publishing a summary of the results on our website. We will also give an update on the Shared Services Project […]

From Margin to Mainstream: mobile technologies transforming lives and libraries The Open University, Milton Keynes, 24 – 26 September 2012 www.m-libraries.org/ Mobile technology has transformed so many aspects of our lives: how we work, how we communicate, how we study and how we play. This conference will explore and share work carried out in libraries […]

Online Access to Audiovisual Heritage EUscreen has published its second status report, Online Access to Audiovisual Heritage. In three chapters, the report gives an overview of technological developments bearing an influence on publishing and making accessible historical footage. The report discusses online heritage practices within Europe and beyond. In a field that faces constant renewal, […]

The BUFVC Moving Image Gateway includes nearly 1,200 websites relating to video, multimedia and sound materials. These have been subdivided into over 40 subject areas. To suggest new entries or amendments, please contact us by email or telephone or visit the Gateway at: http://bufvc.ac.uk/gateway/ ArchaeologyTV Videos about archaeology by the Archaeological Institute of America. The […]